Full of Joy; Empty of Words
February 7, 2010

I remember in my 20s and 30s when I was in college and writing on a regular basis it was because I had a lot of rotten stuff going on in my personal life, and so I was constantly writing. I didn’t realize it though. I just thought I was super-prolifi (more)...

Welcome To Our Journal

We are back home!
Welcome family and friends to our adoption!
You have to click JOURNAL (above and to the left) to see our new entries and read about us.
Well,all the pets survived the trip, but they may not survive the new addition. Turns out she LOVES dogs and cats, and squeals with delight as she pulls their ears, tails, and even eyes! Poor Chad stood under the highchair last night begging for Sophie to drop him some food while she laughed and giggled and kicked him in the face.
We are all glad to be home, and working hard to re-adjust to LA time, and life as a family, a family that isn't just spending each day sight-seeing and shopping!
Thanks for visiting!
:)
D&D

Adoption lingo:
DH/DW: dear husband/dear wife
LID: date China officially accepted our file and put us in line for a child (our's is 3/27/2006, but we signed up to adopt 9/25/05.)
TA: Travel approval (China saying, okay, you can come now)
USCIS: (USA's Immigration)

Trip:
Beijing~ Dates: 12/16-12/20
Nanchang (to get Sophie!)~ Dates: 12/20-12/25
Guangzhou (aka GZ, to the US Consulate and home!)~ Dates: 12/25-12/30 (We have a 5pm flight home. Yuck! Night flights!)




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Our Daughter Sophie
Birth Date: Feb 28, 09
Log In Date: Mar 27, 06
Referral: Oct 16, 09
Travel Dates: Dec 16, 09 - Dec 30, 09

Can you get more beautiful than that? Not in this realm.

The WeatherPixie
Personal Information
Dianne and David
California
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